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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 25, 2013
PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
Pennsylvania
 
001-1687
 
25-0730780
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
 
 
 
15272
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(412) 434-3131
 
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On March 28, 2013, PPG Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that Frank S. Sklarsky, 56, will join the Company as executive vice president, finance, effective April 15, 2013, and will officially assume the responsibilities of chief financial officer on August 1, 2013. Biographical information on Mr. Sklarsky is included in the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and incorporated by reference herein. David B. Navikas will continue to serve as senior vice president and chief financial officer until August 1, 2013 at which time he will continue as senior vice president.

The terms of Mr. Sklarsky's compensatory arrangement include the following:

Base salary of $54,200 per month,

One-time grant under the Company's Amended and Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Omnibus Incentive Plan”) of 5,000 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) that will vest on December 31, 2015, 5,000 RSUs that will vest on December 30, 2016 and 7,000 RSUs that will vest on December 29, 2017.

For 2013, a target cash bonus of $585,000 under the Company's Incentive Compensation Bonus Plan, payable in February 2014 on a prorated basis from April 15, 2013. On April 15, 2013, Mr. Sklarsky will receive a grant under the Omnibus Incentive Plan of stock options, RSUs and Total Shareholder Return contingent shares (“TSR shares”) with an aggregate value of $1,500,000 at the time of grant. The stock options will have a three-year cliff vesting schedule and a ten-year life. The performance-based RSUs and TSR shares will have a three-year performance period from 2013-2015.

Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being furnished as part of this Report
Exhibit
Number
 
Description
 
 
 
99
 
Press release of PPG Industries, Inc. dated March 28, 2013.









SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
Date: March 28, 2013
By:
/s/ Charles E. Bunch
 
 
Charles E. Bunch
 
 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer